Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921 to friends at home
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.25.19 Author/Creator: Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 4, 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy
"Hope Genl Meade will not let Lee get in possession of Fredericksburg again for I dont like that place. How about the draft... I have better times here than though I were at home. At least I have no manual labor to perform..."
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